The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-07-01
Mr.. Kinney also spoke in Hawai-

Mr.. Dole emphasized two thoughts
in our constitution. First, the King
conducts his government for the
common good. "All people are
allowed to assemble for the common
good and we would not be here if
the King had conducted the govern
ment for the common good. This
meeting is for the common good,
and composed Of men who are deter
mined to have what they want. This
meeting is to give the King one
chance to fall into line for the COM
mon good. l do not say that he will
take the chance. l am not heMe to
talk about ministers, but about the
King, for he is not conducting the
government for the common good.
need not relate facts Of bad govern
ment by the King to you; they are
familirr to you; they relate to every
thing connected with his office, in
reference with everything has been
his rule. We are here for no unlaw-
full purpose; we are here to demand
that the King put his Government
in line with cleanness, and ask him
that he return this money which
every man, woman and child in the
country bhlieves he took unlawfully
not for the sake of the parties
from whom he took this money but
for the sake of having the Govern
ment conducted according to right
principles. We remember the last
six years, during which the rights
of the people have been trampled
under foot and their money squand-
cred in the most reckless way. OPP
position to this movement almost
amounts to treason.
Mr.. j. A. McCandless said lie
stood up as the representative of
class of people who were fifteen
hundred strong, and they would
support these resolutions to the last
drop of their blood. They repre-
scented the mechanics, who were
determined to have these resolutions
carried out. He had heard within
the last few days that the most of
them were disfranchised and they
meant to put an end to that. They
were disfranchised because they
we're white men. He referred to
some VINO were weakened. For
their encouragement he reminded
them that this movement was in the
hands of the descendants of the
men who one hundred years ago
fought for liberty in America; also
the descendants of the heroes of
Waterloo, Balaklava and Appomat-
toX.
Hon. G. r. Bishop referred to the
meeting as unquestionably an i'm
portant one, the most important ever
held in Honolulu. | see before me
mechanics, merchants, professional
men. They are not here for amuse-
ment but because they feel that the
course of affairs calls for prompt
and determined action. We should
discuss matters in a peaceable man
ner without any threats; we do not
need any threats. The fact that so
many men have come here shows
that we do not need any threats. l
came here in 1926, became natural
lied in 1849, and have lived under
five kings. We thought we had
really liberal constitution because
those kings did not encroach upon
the rights of their subjects. But
we have found out within the last
few years that our constitution is
defective, partly on account of bad
advice to the king, but largely on
his own account. The king has en-
croached on our rights. We have
very few mass meetings, but when
we have one like this l believe il
means either a new constitution or
one with material reforms, which |
am sure we shall have. | come here
as Hawaiian, not for any class or
clique. If it was for any class OF
clique | would not come here at all.
Mr.. II. Waterhouse spoke in Ha-
waiian.
Mr.. r. Jay Greene had no inten-
ton of being at the meeting, but,
said he, the boys left me to come
here and l had to follow them and
all ] want to say is that | expect tc
keep on following the boys.
Hon. L. A. Thurston said :
Gentlemen, you and [ have been
waiting long time for this day, but
it has come. 1t is a long lane that
has no turning, but we have come tc
the turning of our lane. There are
persons here to speak to all of you,
but | am here to speak as a Ha.
waiian. My parents came here in
the reign of Kamehameha /. l was
born and brought up here and |
mean to die here. Hawaii is good
enough for me. / speak for Ha-
waiians because you foreigners can
speak for yourselves and lookout fol
yourselves, but many of these Ha-
waiians are ignorant and have been
deserted by their leaders. am the
representative of the constituency
of Molokai and spent some weeks
there last summer and l wish to say
that the Hawaiians on Molokai are
with you to a man. 1t may be that
this letter from His Majesty was
meant to head off these resolutions
History repeats itself. We all re.
member the Kings message to the
Legislature in 1884, recommending